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Ans. Lord Liverpool LIGHTNING ROUND 3 –STARTS WITH B 1) Nickname for a guard at the Tower of London Ans. Beefeater 2) Caribbean island whose capital is Bridgetown Ans. Barbados 3) Explosive event that may have given rise to our universe (2 words) Ans. Big Bang 4) Main food of panda bears Ans. bamboo 5) Head coach of the NFL's New England Patriots Ans. Bill Belichick 6) “Colorful" 2-word nickname of General John J. Pershing Ans. Black Jack 7) Cornflower, aquamarine and azure are shades of it Ans. blue 8) Instrument that measures atmospheric pressure in inches of mercury Ans. barometer 9) Chem lab object that uses a stopcock to control flow of liquid Ans. buret 10) Level of certainty of guilt required for a murder conviction (4 words) Ans. beyond a reasonable doubt END OF BASIC SET 14 BASIC SET 15 TOSSUPS 1. Its politician Shokri Belaid was assassinated in February 2013. Name this north African country whose Prime Minister is a member of the Islamist political party that helped remove its President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali at the beginning of the Arab Spring. answer: Tunisia
answer: 16 3. Take a T-shirt, fold it into an interesting pattern, and keep it folded that way with large rubber bands. Then pick certain sections of the shirt to dip into different colors. This is a description of—what artistic technique ? answer: tie-dye 4. He ran for President in 1800 and tied with Thomas Jefferson for 35 ballots before the House of Representatives elected Jefferson on the 36th ballot. Name this lawyer who was tried for treason in 1807, three years after he killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel. answer: Aaron Burr 5. She might be considered America's "Anne of Green Gables", as she is sent to live in Maine with two of her aunts, gets good grades in school, becomes a writer and lives happily ever after. Name this title heroine who could be called "Miss Randall" in a novel by Kate Douglas Wiggin. answer: Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm 6. Russian leader Vladimir Putin has bought a lot of gold in the last decade, more than 500 metric tons. A metric ton is more than 2,200 pounds, or 1,000 of—what metric unit? answer: 1,000 kilograms 7. You stand in a shower and turn on the water. The velocity of the water reduces the air pressure on the inside of the shower curtain, causing the curtain to be pushed inside the shower. This is one example of—what principle, named for a Swiss scientist, that explains how airplanes can get off the ground if they go fast enough on the runway? answer: Bernoulli's [bur-NOO-leez] Principle 8. Its protagonist supports herself with needlework-- though brides never have her make a wedding veil. Name this novel in which Arthur Dimmesdale promises Pearl that he will stand with her on the scaffold on the great judgment day, a story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. answer: The Scarlet Letter
9. Egypt has asked the United Nations for help in getting it back from the British Museum, but the Brits aren’t speaking Egypt's language. Give the 2-word name for this artifact, found in 1799, that has the same words in both ancient Greek and ancient hieroglyphics and allowed us to begin reading hieroglyphics. answer: the Rosetta Stone 10. Its position is now close to 86 degrees north and 147 degrees west. Identify this location on the earth's surface toward which the needle of a directional compass always points. answer: North Magnetic Pole
answer: Beautiful Creatures 12. Its first movement is in two-four and has three flats. Its first notes might be intended to evoke the knock of Fate at your door. Which Beethoven symphony begins short-short-short-long, short-short-short-long ? answer: Beethoven's 5th Symphony 13. His Pittsburgh steel works made him what would surely be a billionaire today but was only a multi-hundred-millionaire in the late 1870's. Name this Scottish immigrant who sold his steel works to J.P. Morgan and then spent most of his remaining life as a philanthropist, helping to create thousands of libraries nationwide. answer: Andrew Carnegie 14. It can perform photosynthesis through its bark, and its suckers often live on after it dies as a result of animal grazing or fungus. Its major species include Chinese, Japanese, Eurasian, Bigtooth and Quaking. Name this gray-barked tree of the Northern Hemisphere. answer: aspen tree 15. Similar to a fairy or elf in British folklore, it was small and sometimes mischievous and was said to have stayed on Earth because it wasn't good enough for Heaven or bad enough for Hell. Name this type of being that enjoyed leading travelers off their desired path but never carried the long sticks of candy powder now named for them. answer: pixie 16. Pencils and paper ready! A furlong is a unit of measure equal to 220 yards. How many furlongs are in a mile and a half ? answer: 12 (8 furlongs per mile) 17. Within 20 years of its opening in 1898 as a maker of bicycle tires and poker chips, it had become the world's largest rubber company. Name this Akron, Ohio maker of automobile tires and proud owner of several blimps. answer: Goodyear (not B.F. Goodrich) 18. He became a U.S. Senator by appointment of his state's Governor Jon Corzine—to replace Corzine himself. Now he's in hot water with the FBI for his trips with a campaign contributor to the Dominican Republic and what he's been doing while he's there. Name this Senator from New Jersey. answer: Robert Menendez 19. When Jim Hunter goes to England for a few months, he leaves his two dogs and a cat with his friend John. But when John leaves to go duck hunting and the animals are by themselves, they decide to make the 300-mile trip back to Jim's house. This is the plot of—what novel by Sheila Burnford ? answer: The Incredible Journey 20. It is called "Almond Capital of the World" and is famous historically for being protected by Sutter's Fort and for being the western end of the Pony Express. For more than 100 years, now, however, its top employer has been the State of California. Name this capital city of California. answer: Sacramento, CA 21. Pencils and paper ready! If a mole has exactly 6 x 1023 atoms, how many atoms are in nine grams of carbon-12 ? answer: 4.5 x 1023 (C = 12 grams/mole, so 3/4 mole) 22. He was the first high-school player drafted by the NBA in 20 years. When he was finally traded away, Minnesota got two draft picks and five other players for him. Name this 7-foot-tall Boston Celtics star, often referred to as "KG." answer: Kevin Garnett 23. In the 1930's, the Tour de France began allowing its use so riders didn’t have to get off and change wheels to ride up a mountain. Name this important part of multi-speed bikes that allows the chain to be shifted with a hand switch between sprockets of different sizes. answer: derailleur [da-RAY-lur] 24. Recent online voting by its fans, supervised by its maker Hasbro, has resulted in its iron being replaced with a cat. Name this classic board game that teaches basics of real estate and gave us the phrases "Boardwalk and Park Place" and "Do not pass GO. Do not collect $200." answer: Monopoly FOUR-PART BONUSES 1. His abrupt resignation in February 2013 was a surprise to, well… pretty much everybody. A. Give the papal name of this Roman Catholic Pope. answer: Pope Benedict XVI B. He announced that after leaving the papacy, he would spend some time in this small Italian town that contains the Pope's summer residence. answer: Castel Gandolfo C. He was the first pope to give up his post since Gregory XII did it in the early years of this century. answer: 1400's or 15th century (1415) D. The previous Pope before that who gave up his post was Celestine V in the late years of this century. answer: 1200's or 13th century 2. Pencils and paper ready! The Acme Vacuum Cleaner Company pays 8% of its annual income in taxes. Five years ago, Acme sold $2 million worth of vacuum cleaners. A. How much did it pay in taxes five years ago? answer: $160,000 (2 million x 0.08) B. This year, Acme sold 60% more in vacuum cleaners than it did five years ago. How much in total did it sell this year? answer: $3.2 million or $3,200,000 (2 million x 0.08) C. How much in taxes did it pay on this year's sales? answer: $256,000 (3.2 million x 0.08) D. How much would Acme have to sell in a single year to pay exactly $500,000 in taxes? answer: $6,250,000 or $6 1/4 million or $6.25 million (500,000 x 12.5) 3. Whether spelled with one "b" or two, it describes a part of a musical piece that must be played and can't be skipped. A. Give this Italian term. answer: obligato (or obbligato) [ob-la-GAW-toe] B. Spell that word, using two b's. answer: O-B-B-L-I-G-A-T-O C. When singing a hymn, a part like that, if it's higher than the melody is known by this term. answer: descant D. If it's higher than the melody, it is typically sung by women who normally sing this part. answer: soprano
A. This oil company is #1 in total revenue. answer: Exxon Mobil B. This major retailer was #2 in total revenue. answer: Wal-Mart C. In spite of changing CEO's 6 times in the last 8 years, this computer and printer maker was 10th on the list. answer: Hewlett-Packard or HP D. This company led by Jeff Immelt was 6th. answer: General Electric or GE
A. 6/11
answer: two (0.5454545454…) B. 127/999 answer: three (0.127127127…) C. 4/9
answer: one (0.44444…) D. 5/7
answer: six (0.714285714285…) 6. Name these chemical elements often contained in multivitamins: A. It helps make hemoglobin, and a lack of it can cause anemia. answer: iron B. Like calcium, the vast majority of this "glow-in-the-dark" element can be found in bones and teeth. answer: phosphorus C. This alkali earth element in epsom salts is needed to maintain a regular heartbeat. answer: magnesium D. This metallic element is needed to help the body use iron. answer: copper
A. At one point when everyone was thirsty, God gave Moses instructions on how to obtain this liquid. answer: water B. Moses was told to speak to a rock, and liquid would come forth; instead, Moses did this. answer: he hit the rock with his rod (accept equivalent answers) C. Though everyone got a drink in spite of Moses' mistake, Moses was punished by having this blessing withheld. answer: he was unable to enter the promised land (accept equivalent answers) D. This story is found in chapter 20 of this fourth book of Moses. answer: Numbers
A. They spend several days each month in Strasbourg, a city in this country. answer: France B. But they do most of their work in Brussels, a city in this country. answer: Belgium C. Which country has more seats in the European Parliament than any other ? answer: Germany D. Within 50, how many members does the European Parliament have, a number more than 300 greater than the number in America's House of Representatives ? answer: 754 (accept 704-804) 9. Answer these about the history of South Africa: A. It was the first European country to reach the southern cape of South Africa but preferred to colonize neighboring Mozambique instead. answer: Portugal B. Its East India Company governed a Cape Colony in South Africa until 1791. answer: Holland (or the Netherlands) C. Eventually, this European country took over the Cape Colony; people from that country created a system where they were richer than and superior to the Dutch farmers. answer: England (or equivalents) D. This system in South Africa allowed the minority whites to rule over the majority blacks for many years. answer: apartheid [a-PAR-tide] 10. After use, it can be cleaned without soap, rubbed over with cooking oil, and then set aside until your next camping trip. A. Give the common 2-word term for this 3-legged pot, often used to slow-cook stews or desserts. answer: Dutch oven B. This country developed a similar device called a "Bedourie oven" that's made of steel because iron ones break when they fall off a pack horse in the Outback. answer: Australia C. It is this state's official cooking pot, used by Mormon pioneers to the state in the mid-1800's. answer: Utah D. On a camping trip, you would typically cook the food by putting briquettes of this substance on and around that 3-legged pot. answer: charcoal
A. Goddess of the moon answer: Diana B. God of the ocean answer: Neptune C. God of love answer: Cupid D. Goddess of wisdom answer: Minerva
A. Its beginnings date from 1492, when this explorer discovered America. answer: Christopher Columbus B. It’s hard to imagine that before the Grand Exchange, Florida did not grow this type of fruit that includes the orange and the lemon…, answer: citrus fruit C…. that Europeans never knew about this "buttery" legume…, answer: peanut D. …and the Swiss never ate or made this candy. answer: chocolate
A. Give the two factors of the numerator. answer: (x + 2) and (x – 1) B., C. and D. Give the three ordered pairs that intersect either the x-axis or the y-axis. answer: (-2, 0), (1, 0), (0, 1) [use the factored numerator to get the first two; set x = 0 to get the third one]
A. eme [EM-ay] answer: M B. tay
answer: T C. hache [AW-chay] answer: H D. jota [HO-ta] answer: J
A. Republican Jeff Flake answer: Arizona B. Democrat Tammy Baldwin answer: Wisconsin C. Democrat Joe Donnelly answer: Indiana D. Republican Deb Fischer answer: Nebraska
A. In the story The 'Gloria Scott', the Gloria Scott is one of these. answer: a ship B. The story A Scandal in Bohemia features this woman who gets away from Holmes. answer: Irene Adler (accept either one) C. In the story Silver Blaze, Silver Blaze is this kind of animal. answer: a horse D. In one story, Holmes comes out of retirement, where he has been keeping these insects as a hobby. answer: beekeeping
A. Name this south-central U.S. state. answer: Oklahoma B. That state's Panhandle contains this highest point in the state. answer: Black Mesa C. and D. That state joined the Union in 1907, 5 years before these two states joined. answer: Arizona and New Mexico 18. Developed in 1805, it estimates wind speed by its effects on both water and on land. A. Identify this scale, named for an Irish admiral. answer: Beaufort Scale B. This highest number on the Beaufort scale indicates a hurricane. answer: 12 C. The lowest number on this scale for measuring hurricanes begins where the Beaufort Scale leaves off. answer: Saffir-Simpson Scale D. On that hurricane scale, the highest number is this integer and indicates totally catastrophic damage. answer: 5 19. Answer these about the sport of rugby: A. The ball in rugby is shaped a lot like the ball in this American sport. answer: football B. You score one of these when you get the ball in the end zone, similar to a touchdown. answer: try C. After one of those, you can score this number of points by a conversion kick—if the ball goes between the posts. answer: 2 points D. This 5-letter word describes an 8-on-8 situation where players bang together to come up with the ball. answer: scrum
answer: wheelbarrow, Scottie dog, racecar, thimble, battleship, top hat, shoe (or boot) 1. EARTH SCIENCE Give these terms as defined by the U.S. Geologic Survey Earthquake Hazards Program. 1) "The innermost part of the earth" Ans. core 2) "A unit of measurement that expresses frequency in cycles per second" Ans. Hertz 3) "A sea wave resulting from seafloor displacement associated with earthquakes" Ans. tsunami 4) "A movement of surface material down a slope" Ans. landslide 5) "The point on Earth's surface vertically above where a seismic rupture begins" Ans. epicenter 6) "A number that characterizes the relative size of an earthquake" Ans. magnitude 7) "The outermost major layer of the earth" Ans. crust 8) "The study of earthquakes" Ans. seismology 9) "In engineering, all unconsolidated material above bedrock"—or, plain dirt Ans. soil 10) "A fracture along which blocks of crust on either side have moved relative to one another parallel to the fracture." Ans. fault
1) This man shot Lincoln to death. Ans. John Wilkes Booth 2) He was the first President ever elected from this party. Ans. Republican Party 3) He spent most of his 20's working at a grocery store in this state. Ans. Illinois 4) He defended a patent case against this inventor of the mechanical reaper. Ans. Cyrus McCormick 5) He instituted this November holiday. Ans. Thanksgiving 6) Name his first Vice-President. Ans. Hannibal Hamlin
8) First name of the girl who wrote to him, saying he needed a beard. Ans. Grace Bedell 9) He is the subject of this poet's O Captain! My Captain! Ans. Walt Whitman 10) He helped establish this city as Illinois's capital. Ans. Springfield LIGHTNING ROUND 3 –STARTS WITH M 1) The volcano Olympus Mons is on this planet. Ans. Mars 2) Southern city that hosts college football’s Liberty Bowl Ans. Memphis, TN 3) Tool for cleaning up a wet mess on the floor Ans. mop 4) Wisconsin's largest city by population Ans. Milwaukee 5) Beverage added to something that is “au lait” Ans. milk 6) This childhood disease causes your parotid [pa-ROT-ud] glands to swell up. Ans. mumps 7) Ancient area containing the Fertile Crescent Ans. Mesopotamia 8) "A rolling stone gathers no [blank]" Ans. moss 9) Most commonly spoken dialect of Chinese Ans. Mandarin 10) Kermit and Miss Piggy, for example Ans. Muppets
1. The Pac-12 college located there is now planning to hire a conservative professor to try and defuse criticism that non-liberal viewpoints there are officially discouraged. Name this Rocky Mountain city that is home to Ralphie, the buffalo mascot of the University of Colorado. answer: Boulder, CO
answer: Orson Scott Card 3. New York City's statue of Prometheus, Frederic Remington's sculpture of The Broncho Buster and Rodin's sculpture The Thinker are all made of—what metal alloy that combines copper and tin? answer: bronze 4. Name the black woman whose tombstone contains the words, "Born a slave in Ulster County, New York in the 18th century. Died in Battle Creek, Michigan, November 26, 1883. Aged about 105 years." answer: Sojourner Truth 5. She became Catholic to marry her husband Paul but is now divorcing him and dating race-car driver Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. Name this woman whose own driving skills earned her the pole position for the 2013 Daytona 500. answer: Danica Patrick 6. Pencils and paper ready! Give the area of a rhombus whose diagonals are 11 and 8. answer: 44 ( 7. What 1920's dance craze that came from the Broadway musical Runnin' Wild shares its name with the major city in South Carolina where the opera Porgy and Bess is sent? answer: Charleston 8. Bordering on both Egypt and Assyria, its military used chariots to conquer much of ancient Mesopotamia. Name this ancient empire that used cuneiform as a writing system and is famous today for using iron in its tools and weapons. answer: Hittite Empire
answer: (0, -4) 10. It must obey humans, keep humans from injury and protect itself from harm. What creature must live by these three laws, according to the great science-fiction author Isaac Asimov? answer: a robot 11. A Democrat until he ran for public office, he developed his own company providing business information to his friends in high finance. In 2013, he was prevented by a court from banning the sale of sodas larger than 16 ounces in his city. Name this current mayor of New York City. answer: Michael Bloomberg 12. Give the correct spelling of the tree whose namesake nut makes green Jello pudding. answer: P-I-S-T-A-C-H-I-O [pa-STASH-ee-o] 13. Sometimes called "eight days sickness", you can easily avoid it by getting a booster vaccine every now and then and staying away from nails and other objects that can cause puncture wounds. Identify this disease, also called "lockjaw." answer: tetanus (accept "lockjaw" before that word is said) 14. Some people who have died near the top of it have been passed by other climbers who feared that helping other people would endanger their own climbs. Name this mountain whose lack of Good Samaritans was even noted by Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to reach its summit. answer: Mount Everest 15. He appeared as the dead psychiatrist in the movie The Sixth Sense . Name this actor and ex-husband of Demi Moore who returns as John McClane in the 2013 film A Good Day to Die Hard. answer: Bruce Willis 16. Pencils and paper ready! A snail is trying to crawl up an 8-foot-high fence. Each day, he goes up 9 inches; each night, he falls back 6 inches. If he starts at the bottom on day 1, on which day will the snail first reach the top of the fence? answer: Day 30 (after day 29, he will be at 7'3", so the 30th day, he’ll get to the top) 17. In recent weeks, it has added a set of lemmings to its already unusual group of animals that includes crocodiles and a guard duck. Name this comic strip by Stephan Custis that includes Rat (the master of wisecracks), Zebra (whose friends are regularly eaten by lions and cheetahs), and poor clueless Pig. answer: Pearls Before Swine 18. Though it can now be safely transported, it is still highly toxic both by itself and as an ion with oxidation number -1. Name this chemical element, used to enrich uranium, that is at the top of the halogen column in the periodic table. answer: fluorine or F 19. It refers to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in many places, which had been signed only 5 years before. Name this 1853 treaty in which the U.S. agreed to pay Mexico $10 million for some 50,000 square miles of land that was the last added to what is now America's continental 48 states. answer: Gadsden Purchase 20. On a clear day, you can see Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and New Jersey from the top of-- what 102-story skyscraper in downtown New York City? answer: the Empire State Building 21. This son of a Major League Baseball pitcher sings with his touring band, the Dancehall Doctors. After his father died of a brain tumor, he wrote his hit song "Live Like You Were Dying." Name this country-music star who is married to fellow country singer Faith Hill. answer: Tim McGraw 22. Poseidon and Apollo were sent to build its walls, while Priam was its king during the 10-year siege that resulted in its destruction. Identify this ancient city, burned to the ground by the Greeks with the help of a wooden horse. answer: Troy 23. The Persian astronomer al-Sufi could see them from southern Arabia, but not from Baghdad. Identify these two galaxies some 200,000 light-years from Earth, named for the European who saw them during his voyage around the world. answer: Large and Small Magellanic Clouds 24. Some 3,000 buildings were damaged and nearly 1,000 people were injured as the result of a meteor explosion in this country in February 2013 that caused as much damage as about 300,000 tons of TNT. Name this European country. answer: Russia FOUR-PART BONUSES 1. Pencils and paper ready! A pie chart shows how your county spent a $55 million budget last year. If it spent 20% on schools, 30% on public safety, 10% on transportation, and the rest on "miscellaneous", calculate how much money each category got. answer: $11 million schools, $16.5 million public safety, $5.5 million transportation,
A. A 60-minute period answer: hour B. To move liquid from a pitcher into a glass answer: pour C. A trip where you see something famous in a lot of detail answer: tour D. The cube root of 64 answer: four
3. I'll name a constellation; you name the kind of animal that it represents. A. Canis Major answer: dog B. Cygnus answer: swan C. Corvus answer: crow D. Ursa Major answer: bear 4. He is teaming up with a Brazilian financier to buy one of America's largest food processing companies. A. Name this famed American investor. answer: Warren Buffett B. Give the 2-word name of the company he runs. answer: Berkshire Hathaway C. Name the food processing company he is buying that makes ketchup and its 57 Sauce. answer: Heinz D. This former U.S. Senator is married to Teresa Heinz, an heiress to the Heinz fortune. answer: John Kerry
A. Give the 2-word nickname for this popular jurist, still seen weekdays in syndication. answer: Judge Judy B. Give Judge Judy's real last name. answer: Judith Sheindlin C. She spent years as a judge in this major U.S. city. answer: New York City D. Cases seen on her show would typically be tried in this type of court that limits the amount of money involved in a case. answer: small claims court
A. Willard Metcalf, Theodore Robinson and Mary Cassatt [ca-SOT] answer: U.S. or United States B. Wladyslaw Podkowinski [VLAD-a-slav pod-ka-VINCH-ski] answer: Poland C. Konstantin Korovin and Valentin Serov answer: Russia D. Edgar Degas [day-GAW] and Claude Monet answer: France 7. Name the companies that make these 2013 automobiles: A. Passat [pa-SOT], Golf and Eos answer: Volkswagen or VW B. Boxster and Cayman answer: Porsche C. Forte, Optima and Soul answer: Kia D. Sonic and Malibu answer: General Motors or GM (but accept Chevrolet or Chevy) 8. It separates the farthest east part of Asia from the farthest west part of North America. A. Name this strait. answer: Bering Strait B. The farthest west part of North America is part of this U.S. state. answer: Alaska C. The strait connects the Bering Sea with this arm of the Arctic Ocean. answer: Chukchi Sea D. Though the man who found the strait spent most of his career as a Russian seaman, he was actually born in this European country. answer: Denmark
A. It is transparent and is the first part of your eye to detect light. answer: cornea B. Light passes through this center area of your iris. answer: pupil C. Located at the back of your eyeball, it converts light into nerve signals. answer: retina D. This nerve transmits visual information from the eye to the brain. answer: optic nerve
A. Name this Southern state. answer: Mississippi B. Name that state's capital city. answer: Jackson C. Which Amendment did they finally pass ? answer: 13th D. In what year was the 13th Amendment added to the Constitution, less than 12 months after Lee's surrender to Grant ? answer: 1865 11. Answer these about the Biblical story of Esther: A. He raised Esther from childhood and saved the king from an assassination attempt. answer: Mordecai B. This minister of the king hated Mordecai and built a gallows to hang him on that he was hanged on himself. answer: Haman C. This queen disobeyed the king and was deposed, allowing Esther to take her place. answer: Vashti D. The story of Esther takes place in this ancient empire. answer: Persia 12. Name the capitals of these Caribbean countries: A. Cuba
answer: Havana B. Jamaica answer: Kingston C. the Bahamas answer: Nassau D. Haiti
answer: Port-au-Prince 13. A new bill in the Texas State Senate would allow authorities to trespass on private property without a warrant to treat stagnant water if the property is abandoned. A. The bill is an attempt to deal with this insect that breeds in stagnant water and passes along diseases. answer: mosquitoes B. One version of that insect passes along this deadly tropical disease that can flare up from time to time even if it doesn't kill you. answer: malaria C. Texas is particularly worried about this deadly mosquito-borne disease. answer: West Nile disease D. The current necessity of a warrant is a result of this Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. answer: 4th Amendment
A. Kyrie Irving answer: Cleveland or Cavaliers B. Joakim Noah answer: Chicago or Bulls C. Paul George answer: Indiana or Pacers D. Jrue [jay-roo] Holiday answer: Philadelphia or 76ers 15. Four years after filing for bankruptcy, it filed for bankruptcy again in February 2013. A. Name this magazine, seen in grocery store checkout lines, whose website is www.rd.com. answer: Reader's Digest B. Its columns like "Life in these United States" contain these. answer: jokes (accept anything to do with humor) C. In 1952, its articles called "Cancer by the Carton" began to educate people about the health dangers of this substance. answer: tobacco (accept clear equivalents or "cigarettes") D. It is even published for blind people in this system of raised dots. answer: Braille 16. Name these characters from Uncle Tom's Cabin: A. This slave owner has Uncle Tom beaten to death. answer: Simon Legree B. She escapes to Ohio with her son Harry. answer: Eliza C. She is saved from drowning as a small child but dies not long after that. answer: Evangeline St. Clair (accept either) (accept Little Eva) D. This slave girl "just growed." answer: Topsy
A. Calculate Box B if Box B multiplies Box A by your hourly wage of $7.50. answer: $180 B. Calculate Box C if Box C is 8% of Box B, covering Social Security and Medicare taxes. answer: $14.40 C. Calculate Box D if Box D is 63 cents per hour in Box A to cover other taxes and benefits. answer: $15.12 D. Calculate Box E, which is the value of Box B minus Box C minus Box D. answer: $150.48
A. The U stood for this name. answer: Ulysses B. His second son was nicknamed “Buck” because he was born in this "Buckeye State." answer: Ohio C. He called this former President "incontestably the greatest man I have ever known." answer: Abraham Lincoln D. Grant's Civil War victory at Chattanooga was preceded by his successful siege of this Mississippi city. answer: Vicksburg
answer: 9, 11, 19, 21 20. Answer these about inventions influenced by Thomas Edison: A. Edison originally called this device an "autographic printer" and intended it to be an engraving device. It became more popular after Samuel O'Reilly modified it to engrave skin. answer: tattoo machine or tattoo gun B. Edison was a big financial backer of Marconi's patents for this popular technology, now available in a "satellite" version. answer: radio C. Many of Edison's first patents were related to improving this 19th-century communications device by allowing it to print out received messages. answer: telegraph D. This Serbian electrical engineer worked for Edison on improvements to electrical power transmission before developing his own brushless induction motor. answer: Nikola Tesla
1) Total loss of memory Ans. amnesia 2) Adjective for anything ball-shaped Ans. spherical 3) A set of 5 events in the Olympics Ans. (modern) pentathlon 4) The hobby of stamp collecting Ans. philately [fa-LAT-a-lee] 5) Causing the death of a very ill person as an act of mercy Ans. euthanasia [yooth-a-NAY-zha] 6) In a submarine, look above water through this device. Ans. periscope 7) General term for make-up that helps you look better Ans. cosmetics 8) A drug that kills a bacterial infection Ans. antibiotic 9) A person in a story Ans. character 10) An irrational and extreme fear Ans. panic
1) First letter of the Greek alphabet Ans. alpha 2) The two teams involved in college football's annual "Iron Bowl" Ans. Alabama and Auburn 3) "Strong" mountain range of northwest Africa Ans. Atlas Mountains 4) State that forms most of the southern border of Missouri Ans. Arkansas 5) A person representing one country to another country's government Ans. ambassador 6) “I took the one less traveled by, and that has made…" (3 words) Ans. all the difference 7) Small mountainous nation between France and Spain Ans. Andorra 8) Term for a monarch deliberately giving up his throne Ans. abdicate (or form of word) 9) Hormone produced by the "fight-or-flight" response Ans. adrenaline 10) Indian tribe that included Cochise Ans. Apache
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